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01-13-2015 08:24 AM

plantbrainer

Pugman tank closed

Hello Everyone
Pugman's tank seams gave out due to algae /moss growth in-between the silicone and glass. He gave up the hobby and broke the glass tank and chopped up the wooden stand, I think it was carved into pieces and thrown into trash can. Well, please don't lose hope. Things like this happen in this hobby again and again. When one starts a tank, then that's the only way it end's up. The great creative failures. Pugman closed the tank and retired from the hobby. Moreover, he said he gave up the hobby the day he threw those small black lava stone on the nice looking huge rocks as fillers. As soon as this was done the whole tank started looking like crap. Before he closed, there were atleast 300 scratches on that soft iron free glass.
Fellow hobbyists, please don't give up.
cheers

02-17-2014 04:38 PM

mopani

bump so ill remember to find after class, as I can book mark on lab pc

11-08-2013 10:27 PM

swoof

last time he was online was 10-04-13 (well at least logged into PT)

11-08-2013 03:33 PM

kwheeler91

Pugman if your out there post a couple pics for our viewing pleasure

07-04-2013 12:12 AM

ChadRamsey

come on pug, how about an update

04-27-2013 04:09 PM

globali

Very nice journey & results.

04-26-2013 04:26 AM

plantbrain

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pugman

Ehiem rates their 300 Watt heater at 159-300 gallons. What would your experience rate it at?

Toasted one on my 180.

I use 2 - 300 watters these days, one frys, I have a back up till the new one shows up. They are titaniums, but I had Ehiem's in there, they have long been my preferred heater.

If you need to raise the temp say 15 F, vs say 4 F, BIG difference, so ambient temps make a large difference in how you rate things, same issue and even more so with chillers and pull down temp requirements.

It's 68F in the winter at our place and the temp is 84F in the 180 due to the cards......open top, wet/dry filter......

This is the Largest electrical cost for most aquarist also, (heating all that water). Sometimes if you have a few tanks, heating one room is cheaper.

So I rate them depending on the pull up temperature. 300 Gallons? Sure, if the temp is only a few degrees different. 100 Gallon in a cold room? Likely okay.

04-26-2013 12:42 AM

Pugman

Quote:

Originally Posted by plantbrain

Eheim claims that, but it's not been my experience, also, you need more heater if you use a wet/dry and/or an open top, there's more transfer or warmer water out.

They are good heaters, but I'd add another if you are pushing above 82F.
This is a non issue right now and till maybe Nov.

Ehiem rates their 300 Watt heater at 159-300 gallons. What would your experience rate it at?

04-25-2013 04:27 PM

plantbrain

Eheim claims that, but it's not been my experience, also, you need more heater if you use a wet/dry and/or an open top, there's more transfer or warmer water out.

They are good heaters, but I'd add another if you are pushing above 82F.
This is a non issue right now and till maybe Nov.

04-25-2013 03:42 PM

Pugman

No I don't. I was thinking of drilling a hole in it to view the indicator light.

04-25-2013 06:09 AM

vvDO

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pugman

Like I said earlier I had to ditch the Hydor inline heaters. Ehiems 300 watt heaters claim to heat up to 260 gallons so I could get away with one of them. I really didn't want to see it in the aquarium so I made this.

Do you run this on a controller?

04-24-2013 10:21 PM

Pugman

And finally this is what it looks like place. I should of took a before pic of that area but you get the idea.

04-24-2013 10:20 PM

Pugman

This is what I got from just that little bit. I could of thinned it out quit a bit more but there was already an amazing amount form what I had.

04-24-2013 10:18 PM

Pugman

I had some cyanoacrylate glue in my refrigerator left over from my reef tank and thought of " fragging" some moss. I have noticed that when I break up the mini pella it does grow a little faster. The pieces I have currently are growing into little mound shapes and I'd like to see it grow more uniformly flat. So I pulled out some pieces that were on the floor and growing in odd place and went for an experiment. I'll post the progress as it folds out.

04-24-2013 08:28 PM

Pugman

Quote:

Originally Posted by plantbrain

Seems a larger 500-800 Watt Titanium heater would handle the seals better without breakage and provide ample wattage for heating.
The issue is not bad during spring/summer/Fall, but during winter and AFTER water changes if the temps are a different(lower), this will place alot of current and demand on the heater for a few hours after the water change, this easily can fry heaters.

You can also T off this set up and add a 2nd heater.

The tank is 170 gallons and he heater is rated far beyond that. I have never seen a heater over 300 watts that has lasted very long. I personally have gone through a dozen high wattage heaters and everyone crapped out regardless of the brand. Also titanium heaters are not very efficient compared to glass. I always make the water temp a little warmer upon returning into the tank. If I start burning out heaters il just run two of these like you said.

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